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Where Does The Last Name Blessing Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Blessing (Bengali: ব্লেসিং, Hindi: ब्लैसिंग, Marathi: वलेसीन, Oriya: େବସିଂ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Blessing click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Blessing? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 17,256^th most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 226,970 people. The last name Blessing is mostly found in Africa, where 59 percent of Blessing reside; 54 percent reside in West Africa and 54 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Blessing is also the 659^th most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 1,225,784 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 15,027 people, or 1 in 11,788. In Nigeria Blessing is primarily found in: Rivers, where 12 percent reside, Delta, where 11 percent reside and Imo, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria this surname exists in 89 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside and Germany, where 15 percent reside.

Blessing Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Blessing has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Blessing surname expanded 454 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 2,363 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 175 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Blessing Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Blessing last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Blessing surname are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.39% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Blessing earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.04% more than the national average, earning $44,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.59% more than the national average, earning $58,422 CAD per year.